handchecking

[Alaska Ref]

When hand checking arrived with it's very own signal we were advised to call it right away if a player was dribbling "north or south" (towards the basket) when the play was going "east or west" (across court) take a good hard look and tell'em "hands off".

We found that letting the players know what you are looking at has forced the players to conform more quickly then calling loads of fouls. When i had to call the hand check I would respond to any question by saying i told him/her to keep the hands off! We would also address this situation when we would give a high school rule's clinic.

I agree with what was said in another thread, that the NCAA is getting back to the "Finesse rather then the Physical Game" with this year's "Points of Emphasis".

Good Luck All